Repair Parking Lot for Lotts Center, DLA Richmond, VA

The Norfolk District, Corps of Engineers will be issuing a solicitation for an Woman Owned Small Business, firm fixed price, Invitation for Bid (IFB) to complete the Repair of Parking Lots for Lotts Center, DLA Richmond, VA

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Norfolk District is seeking a business capable of designing Modification to Warehouse 31, which includes the Lotts Center, has created the need for additional parking in the area. The parking lot will be on the north side of Building 31 and extend to H Road. It is bounded by 6th Street to the east and the OPS Center parking lot to the west (Bay 31H). The site is partially developed as a gravel parking lot. A large berm is located on the north side of the site and was created during the demolition of Warehouse 30. The berm is located comprised of concrete and brick rubble (estimated at 50% by volume), with fill and topsoil. The berm does not contain hazardous material. The berm section is approximately 9' high, 45' across the top and 100' across the bottom. A geothermal well field exists under the existing gravel parking which must be maintained in the design as well as during construction. Building 31 is considered an occupied building and AT/FP setbacks apply. I Road is currently acting as the entrance to the parking area and will be completely removed by this project. Building 31 is elevated and therefore a handicap ramp will need to be built from the H/C parking spaces up to the exterior walkway of the building. LED lighted are to be installed. Landscaping is required. It is expected that 225+ parking spaces will be created. After construction is complete, the owner, DSCR, will install solar powered emergency call boxes that need to be shown on the plans as N.I.C. and a smoking shelter that is approximately 2 parking spaces in size. The appearance of the parking lot shall match the OPS Center parking lot. Base Management Practices and Low Impact Development shall be implemented as much as possible. Storm water is covered under the existing DLA DSCR permit but the site is over an acre so some permitting may be required. There is a separate design underway to improve H Road and 6th Streets so coordination may be necessary to avoid conflicts.

Liquidated Damages shall be assessed in the amount of $758.00 for each day of delay. The Magnitude of Construction is between $1,000,000 AND $5,000,000. The NAICS code applicable to this requirement is 237710, with a small business size standard of $36.5.

The effort will be solicited and awarded utilizing the Sealed Bid procedures under FAR Part 14.

THIS IS A WOMAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price contract using INVITATION FOR BID WITH PRE-AWARD SURVEY and procedures using INVITATION FOR BID WITH PRE-AWARD SURVEY and procedures outlined in FAR 36 and FAR 14. Pre-award survey will determine contractor responsibility in accordance with FAR 9.104 and 9.106. Bidders will be evaluated on both pre-award survey and conformance to the solicitation and price. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all Bids; and to award the contract to other than the lowest total price and to award to the bidder submitting the lowest bid determined by the Government to be responsible. Bid bonds will be required with bid submittals.

CONSTRUCTION TIME
Performance shall begin within 30 calendar days and complete all work within 210 calendar days of receipt of Notice to Proceed (NTP)
A copy of this solicitation may be downloaded from the Federal Business Opportunity (FedBizOpps/FBO) Web Site at https://www.fbo.gov. The solicitation will not be available in paper format; however, the Government reserves the right to revert to paper when determined to be in the Government's best interest. All documents required for the bid submittal, including amendments to the solicitation, shall be in paper medium. The Invitation for Bid due date will be at least 30 days after the RFP is posted on the FBO website. IT IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OFFEROR TO CONTINUALLY VIEW THE WEBSITE FOR CHANGES.

NAICS CODE AND SBA SIZE STANDARD: NAICS 237310 with a size standard of $39.5 million.

TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: Woman Owned Small Business

Search on W91236% for solicitations issued by Norfolk District. No hard copies will be available. Prospective contractors must be registered Vendors with https://www.fbo.gov in order to download plans and specifications.

In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, all vendors shall be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract. Vendors must also be registered in Representations and Certifications Applications (included in SAM). Lack of registration in the SAM database will make an Offeror ineligible for award. Vendors may register for SAM by calling 1-866-606-8220 or register online at www.sam.gov. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable (237710 listed above) to this acquisition must be in vendor's SAM registration. Note: Update SAM profile to include all applicable NAICS Codes associated with your company.

Inquires may be directed to Synease McArthur by email at synease.s.mcarthur@usace.army.mil cc'd Dianne Grimes at Dianne.K.Grimes@usace.army.mil.
TELEPHONE INQUIRES WILL NOT BE HONORED.